# Sneath

> English word · Proper noun

## Definitions
1. A surname from Old Norse.

## Etymology
Habitational surname from Snaith in East Yorkshire, so called from Old Norse sneið (“cut off piece of land”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/sneath